Razor



June 15, 1943. w, BOATWR'I' HT 2,321,895

v RAZOR Filed Dec. 31, 1941 Patented June 15, 1943 UNITED STATES.

TENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to razors, and has relation more particularly toa device of this kind of a multiple blade type, and it is an object ofth invention to provide means whereby a supplemental blade may beeffectively maintained in working position below or inwardly of the mainblade.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a razor including aplurality of blades with means for maintaining the blades in suchassembled relation to assure a quick and close shave in a relativelyshort period of time.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a razor of thiskind wherein a plurality of blades are supported in Working position ina manner to allow all of the blades to have shaving contact with theface at the same time.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved razorwhereby certain important advantages are attained, as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing,wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary View, partly in section and partly inelevation, illustrating a razor constructed in accordance with anembodiment ofmy invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 ofFigure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, but with the main blade removed;

Figure 4 is also a view similar to Figure 2, but

with all of the blades removed; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on the line5-5 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawing, H

denotes the head of the razor including a guard plate I of desiredconfiguration and also including a tilting holding cover or member 2.These features are of a well-known construction and form no particularpart of my invention. The plate I, at its ends, is provided transverselythereof with the outstanding elongated flanges 3 extending partiallythereacross, and each having its outer face a flat and relatively wide.

The main blade B is clamped to the faces a of the flanges 3 in awell-known manner by the tilting cover or member 2, and the forward orcutting edge of the applied blade B has contact in a conventional mannerwith the upstanding 55 lugs 4 at the forward extremities of the flanges3. The blade B is of a commercial type now on the market and which hasits rear longitudinal edge reinforced or strengthened.

The plate I inwardly of and immediately adjacent to each of the flanges3 is provided with a straight portion 5, the outer face I) of which isflat and substantially parallel with the face a of the adjacent flange3. It is to be particularly noted that the face I) is spacedinwardlyfrom the face a.

The straight portions 5 of the plate I at the forward ends thereof butin advance of the lugs,

4 are provided with the outstanding lugs 6 which provide stops for thesupplemental shaving blade S. Each of the lugs 6 is undercut or recessedfrom the rear to provide a notch. 1 into which a forward end portion ofthe applied blade S is received and maintained in effective position.

The blade S is of a width considerably less than the width of the mainblade B and said blade S is of a length to have its ends placed indirect contact with the faces I). The blade S is held in applied orworking position by a spring arm 8 which contacts with the rear edge ofthe blade S at substantially its longitudinal center. This spring arm 8is preferably of pronounced width and has its outer end portionforwardly directed, as at 9, to provide a lip to extend over the rearportion of the blade S in close contact therewith to further maintainthe blade S in working position. This spring arm 8 alsoserves toconstantly urge the blade S forwardly to maintain the same in properinterlocking engagement with the lugs 6.

As is particularly illustrated in Figure 1, the lugs 4 and 6 are sorelated to allow the cutting edge of the supplemental blade S to beprojected in advance of the cutting edge of the main blade B a distancesuflicient to have the cutting edges of both of the blades B and S inproper contact with the face during a shaving operation. The appliedblades B and S are also spaced apart a distance sufficient to assure aclose shave upon each stroke of the razor over the face, and also tofurther assure a quick shave.

The spring arm 8 may be held in desired position in any mannerpreferred, but as herein embodied the end portion of the spring arm 8remote from the lip 9 is formed to provide a lateral extension l0through which passes a threaded stud H at the end of a handle l2. Thehead I-I threads upon this stud II and said head coacts with theextension ID of the arm 8 to effectively clamp the same to the adjacentend of the handle l2. The front portion of the guard plate I,substantially at its longitudinal center is provided with an opening l4,through which the outer or free end portion of the spring arm 8 extends.The opening I4 is of such dimensions to allow the spring arm 8 to bereadily moved rearwardly a distance suflicient to permit application orremoval of the blade S.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a razorconstructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adaptedfor use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may beassembled and operated.

I claim:

1. A safety razor comprising a handle, a head member mounted upon anextremity of the handle, a guard plate carried by the head, flanges atthe opposite ends of said plate and extending transversely thereof, saidplate inwardly of and immediately adjacent to the flanges being providedwith straight portions, said straight portions being spaced inwardlyfrom the outer faces of the flanges, the forward extremities of theflanges and the straight portions being provided with outstanding lugs,a main blade having its end portions engaged with the outer faces of theflanges, means for holding said main blade to said flanges, asupplemental blade having its end portions engaging the straightportions of the guard plate, a spring arm carried by the end portion ofthe handle adjacent to the head, said spring arm engaging the rear edgeof the supplemental blade to urge the blade toward the lugs of thestraight portions.

2. A safety razor comprising a handle, a head member mounted upon anextremity of the handle, a guard plate carried by the head, flanges atthe opposite ends of said plate and extending transversely thereof, saidplate inwardly of and immediately adjacent to the flanges being providedwith straight portions, said straight portions being spaced inwardlyfrom the outer faces of the flanges, the forward extremities of theflanges and the straight portions being provided with outstanding lugs,a main blade having its end portions engaged with the outer faces of theflanges, means for holding said main blade to said flanges, asupplemental blade having its end portions engaging the straightportions of the guard plate, a spring arm carried by the end portion ofthe handle adjacent to the head, said spring arm engaging the rear edgeof the supplemental blade to urge the blade toward the lugs of thestraight portions, said head providing means for holding the spring armto the handle.

3. A safety razor comprising a handle, a head member mounted upon anextremity of the handle, a guard plate carried by the head, flanges atthe opposite ends of said plate and extending transversely thereof, saidplate inwardly of and immediately adjacent to the flanges being providedwith straight portions, said straight portions being spaced inwardlyfrom the outer faces of the flanges, the forward extremities of theflanges and the straight portions being provided with outstanding lugs,a main blade having its end portions engaged with the outer faces of theflanges, means for holding said main blade to said flanges, asupplemental blade having its end portions engaging the straightportions of the guard plate, a spring arm carried by the end portion ofthe handle adjacent to the head, said spring arm engaging the rear edgeof the supplemental blade to urge, the blade toward the lugs of thestraight portions, the guard plate being provided with an openingthrough which the spring arm freely passes.

4. A safety razor comprising a handle, a stud extending from one end ofthe handle, a head ongaged with the stud, a guard plate carried by thehead, flanges at the opposite ends of said plate and extendingtransversely thereof, said plate inwardly of and immediately adjacent tothe flanges being provided with straight portions, said straightportions being spaced inwardly from the outer faces of the flanges,the'forward extremities of the flanges and the straight portions beingprovided with outstanding lugs, a main blade having its end portionsengaged with the outer faces of the flanges, means for holding said mainblade to said flanges, a supplemental blade having its end portionsengaging the straight portions of the guard plate, a spring arm having alaterally disposed extension at one end through which the stud of thehandle extends, said extension being between the head and the adjacentend of the handle, said head holding the extension against removal fromthe stud, the spring arm being of a length to engage the rear edge ofthe supplemental blade to urge the supplemental blade toward the lugs ofthe straight portions.

STEVENS W. BOATWRIGHT.

